Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-14
ALL A MISTAKE.
NESSRS M'CANN MD N'CARTY. ARRESTED
FOR SHOWING TIE QUEER,
Well Knowa Pittsburgh Commission Merchants
They Pass Most Of the Day IN jail
Friends Here in Force.


down, Us friends ..or Frank Mccain and
James McCarty, the two men arrested by
Officers Dunlap and Hazlett, Wednesday
night, on suspicion of having passed coun-
terfeit silver on the people of North Wheel
ing. to identify and vouCh for the prison
ers, and give bail for them il that neces-
sitv should arise. There were sixteen or
eighteen of these gentlemen at the St. James
at o'clock last evening, embracing among
their number such well known business
men OF Pittsburg as Charles A. MuehlbrOn-
uer, commission merchant, OF Diamond Mar
ket, and member of the Allegheny COun
Gil; \. NJ. Weight, of \. NJ. Noight X Co.,
commission merchants, SIS Liberty street;
Jas. f. Moore, Superintendent of Markets;
Charles GOttman, re>tGWIdHtcUT, Fourth
avenue, W. +. and J. W. Scott, commits
sion merchants, of SmithIield street and
First avenue; Jacob Wilbert, OF }. w.
Wilbert d Co., commission merchants;
W. G.. Fisher, OF Fisher n Bros, laundry;
W. VI. Heck, the well know saloOniSt ut
No. - Diamond Place; w. II. Aubrey,
representing Armour X Co., of Chicago;
John kemple, +. j. Anderson, Owen Me
Cam, George Needle, and Others, making
quite a delegation. The boys brought two
or three grip-Sacks full OF grecnbacks with
them, and after Stuiling the St James safe
full of the lucrc for safe keeping, they pro-
cerdcd to make things pleasant Tor the
prisoners, and the evening was a merry
one, the party sitting up until the wee
Sma hours had been around for some time.
Mc~SrS. Mccain and McCarty passed
the night behind the bars in tn" lookup.
and early in the morning they were
brought cut into Jack Arthur'S rear room,
where they were confronted by half
dozen of the gentlemen who had been vie
timized the night before None of them
were absolutely sure Of the identity of
either OF the prisoners except Fred. lioil,-
man, who SAID he WAS positive Mccain
WAS the man who had passed dollar on
him. Mr.. Hoffman went before Commits
Si0ucr Forbes and made information against
who WIS ut once taken TO the
Commissioners office. There Mr. lluif-
positively identified the prisoner.
Mccain, who was represented by MeSSrs.
DovcncU X ElSOm, said little, eNCept that
he did not arrive in the city until 1890
. clock Wednesday night, after the queer
had been handled, and further that he
would have no trouble in identifying him
self IS a reputable business man.
The Commissioner rrmandcd Mr.. Me-
Cam to Jail until Saturday, and then Mr..
McCarty WAS brought down on 4 Warrant
sworn out 10y MIR ShalIcrnSS. Neither the
defendant nor the Commissioner were
ready for hearing and it was according
IL postponed until to-day, and the pris-
oner remanded to Jail. During the morn
Ing Chief Smith received kilograms from
Charles Gnttman and &. \. Muchlbromer,
Of rittSburg. making enquiries ~ to
whether McCann and MCCarty were in
trouble, and Offering bail in any amount,
and later United States Commissioner
Forbes received the following Telegram:
PrrrSBuIG, PA, January Is.
To IRit,d States Commissioner:
IT Mccain aud Mccartney, parties ar
rested last night or this morning, are not
released, there will be prominent aud re-
Spon~ible citizens from here who will
identity them and bail them sufficient to
satisfy charges Leave here by l.. y o. at
3 o'clock. J. WIEBEEr X Co.
The Commissioner telcgrIphed To Pitts
burg for L. :. Treasury Agent insolvency
to come down, and then settled down to
wait until this morning. Between and ;
o'clock in the evening. however, Mr..
Forbes concluded to release the men
and put them in the custody of IN officer
until this morning, and MeSSrS. Mccain
and MCCdrty were accordingly allowed to
20 tn the st. James, where Officer Dunlap
was stationed 10 take care of them. When
the first Pittsburgh train arrived 4 num-
her of friends of the prisoners came in, and
later the main body put IN IN appearance,
and condolences and hIud-~hIkiugS were
the order of the evening. The party pdSs-
cd a pleasant evening during which eXpla-
nations were made all around, and Mccain
was laughingly advised to get his countc-
nance changed ~ he wouldn't look like
in the future.
All the visitors say MeSSTS. Mccain x
McCarty are among the most reputable
men in pittSburg. Mr.. Nc
ann is heavy dealer i'm butter, and does
4 business or 500 or 600 tubs per week III
that commodity alone, besides handling 4
large amount of other stun. He is worth
from ~. OOU to $40. 900, and has an envia-
bic reputation with all who know him.
Mr. McCarty is also well known to the
commission trade. The two men came
down to Wheeling on purely business
trim, being in search of butter, Il fact
" hich explains the large amount of
money carried by them. They left
Pittsburgh about 10 Wednesday evening,
and in the party here this morning is the
barber who shaved the men Just before
they boarded the train, and the restaurant
waiter who served their supper IN Mr..
Gottman'S establishment.
The mistake is most unfortunate one,
hut is liable to occur 80 long rs cIrcum-
~tantial evidence has footing in the arrest
of those supposed to he guilty of miractions
of the law.
The following telegram from Struhcn-
Vile, received last night, indicates that the
real criminals are behind the bans there.
Sp"rn Tkgruu 10 The Rcg'@D"
SrEuEENVILLE, O., January Eat
five o'clock this morning, Officers Thomp-
son and Gordon arrested two men who
gave the names of Samuel Jackson and
Thomas Watson claiming to he from Pitts
burg, for playing the ''lllm fam game on
several merchants. On the way to the
lookup Watson pulled revolver and fired at
Officer Thompson aud then started to run.
Thompson fired ut Watson and started IN
pursuit, capturing his man. Both men
we're lodged in the lookup. The grand
Jury is in session, and Watson will he in
dicted for shooting with intent Ia kill
jackson will probably be sent to the work
house.
BIG Bargains in Bltachcd and Cream
Table Linens ut Stone X Thomas.
Ladies',
Come and see the wonderful bargains
we now offer in fine Kip, Pebble Goat and